Music sample

024-01-When-I-Was-With-You.mp3

Juhani Aaltonen tenor saxophoneHeikki Sarmanto piano

Conversations presents two Finnish jazz icons, Juhani Aaltonen and HeikkiSarmanto, in an extended musical conversation - an open dialogue. It is a collection of 16 improvisations either created spontaneously in the studio or by using Sarmanto´s compositions and even two standards as a launching pad - nearly two hours of improvised music altogether. Conversations is not their first duo album but it is without a doubt one of their very best, reflecting nearly five decades of shared musical history and their love for improvisation